Why are we in Vietnam A novel Author:Norman Mailer When Why Are We in Vietnam? was published in 1967, almost twenty years after The Naked and the Dead, the critical response was ecstatic. The novel fully confirmed Mailer's stature as one of the most important figures in contemporary American literature. Now, a new edition of this exceptional work serves as further affirmation of its timeless qua... more »lity.Narrated by Ranald ("D.J.") Jethroe, Texas's most precocious teenager, on the eve of his departure to fight in Vietnam, this story of a hunting trip in Alaska is both brilliantly entertaining and profoundly thoughtful.« less
ISBN-13: 9780030599774 ISBN-10: 0030599776 Publication Date: 1982 Pages:208 Edition:1st Owl book ed Rating: